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We had a sort-of blessing way for my best friend (many of our friends are very conventional, and we didn't want to freak them out). It was an evening tea with desserts/scones, etc. by candlelight - VERY nice, I'll have to say.
Two things we did that were cool was to have everybody bring fabric at least 8" by 8", and I assembled these into a quilt for her. She had mentioned previously that her vision for her labor is that she's labor naked under a warm blanket with lavender all around, so that's where I got the idea. (Well, instead, she labored briefly in her bathtub, then briefly in her car, and then out came baby... but at least she was very encouraged by the quilt anyways.) The quilt was only about 4' by 6' - the size of a throw blanket, and I just assembled it with 6x6 squares and muslin for the backing - with a little advice from the sewing mamas since it was the first I'd ever made!
(BTW - the quilt was so much fun and so well received that I've considered maybe offering that as a service - putting such quilts together - if somebody else wants to do that but doesn't have the time/machine/or experience.)
The second thing we did is have everyone write a "labor love note" - something about her, something about motherhood, something original or borrowed... and I collected these to be read by her or to her as her labor started. (She probably ended up reading these after baby was already here LOL!)
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~J~e~n~i~Married to my Rock StarMommy to Two Beautiful SonsLiving the Love of a Lifetime
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